The Hong Kong Ballet Principal Dancer Jin Yao and Soloist Huang Zhen are invited as special guests to perform at the Youth America Grand Prix Gala "Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow" on 21 April 2008 held at the New York City Centre.
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is America's first student ballet scholarship competition, and is currently the biggest student ballet scholarship competition in the world. The YAGP Gala performance features the finalists of YAGP international ballet competition and guest stars from leading dance companies from around the world.
Alongside an all-star cast including Polina Semionova, Roberto Bolle, David Hallberg, Maria Kowroski, Philip Neal and Wendy Whelan, Jin Yao and Huang Zhen will perform the Grand Pas Classique, a bravura pas de deux choreographed by Victor Gsovsky to music by Daniel Francois Esprit Auber. It is their debut performance in New York.
Artistic Director John Meehan said, "We are delighted that our dancers have been invited to participate in a major event such as this. It gives them a wonderful opportunity to perform on an international stage alongside many fine dancers from all over the world. The invitation is an honour not only for the dancers but for the Hong Kong Ballet as well."
For media enquiries, please contact Ms. Wong at 2105 9712 or Ms. Cheung at 2105 9722.
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| Dancer: Jin Yao Photo: Conrad Dy-Liacco |
Dancer: Huang Zhen Photo: Conrad Dy-Liacco |
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| Theme and Variations Dancers (middle):Jin Yao, Huang Zhen Photo: Conrad Dy-Liacco |